Senior Partnerships Manager (CDC)

British Blind Sport; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - GBP 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health organization based in Doncaster is seeking a Senior Partnerships Manager to drive strategic change and improve community health through physical activity and sports initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of leadership in the context of whole systems approaches, along with the ability to engage with various stakeholders and influence decision-making. This full-time, permanent role offers a competitive salary and flexible hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership capabilities to represent GDM and share learning.
• Experience working with Sport England and local authorities.
• Ability to inform and influence decision-making through data.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic change through partnerships to improve public health.
• Support the development of leadership and learning approaches.
• Ensure monitoring and evaluation obligations are fulfilled.

Skills

Leadership skills

Understanding of whole systems approaches

Ability to interpret and share findings

Experience with multi-disciplinary teams

Knowledge of public health and physical activity

Job description

Senior Partnerships Manager (CDC) - Get Doncaster Moving

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated individual who has knowledge or experience in applying whole systems approaches. Our Senior Partnerships Manager leads on driving strategic change and transformation through our current and emerging partnerships, to improve public health and wellbeing of our population through movement, physical activity and sport.

Location: Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster – hybrid working is available, DN1 3BU. Contact Email: [e-mail]. Organisation: Get Doncaster Moving. Salary: £47,154 to £51,235. Hours: Full Time. Contract: Permanent. Placed On: Thu 29th January, 2026. Closes: 12:00am - Sun 22nd February, 2026. Job Reference: REQ22108.

About Senior Partnerships Manager (CDC) - Get Doncaster Moving

focusses on how we work together; including learning and developing ourselves as individuals, organisations and collectively as a network of leaders. Our Senior Partnerships Manager will have knowledge and understanding of leadership, learning and development within the context of whole systems approaches, and will lead on developing GDM's leadership, learning and development approach.

We have a close partnership with Sport England, and our work is recognised locally, regionally, nationally and internationally as a leader in whole system approaches through movement, physical activity and sport.

A key theme of the team led by this role is sharing our learning and supporting Sport England to disseminate understanding of whole system approaches as well as independently supporting organisations and local authorities across England and wider to support their development in the sector. We are looking for someone with excellent leadership skills who can represent GDM by sharing learning and demonstrating impact across these levels.

Our Senior Partnerships Manager will have knowledge and expertise of leading and embedding methods that will help us to understand, explain and share what is happening as a result of our work with a variety of audiences. They will have the ability to use these findings, alongside additional data, evidence and insight, to inform and influence strategic and operational decision-making of the GDM Team, City of Doncaster Council and wider local, regional and national partners to enable delivery of high-quality, innovative and sustainable approaches to reducing physical inactivity. Complementary to this, they will have responsibility for ensuring that we fulfil our monitoring, evaluation and learning obligations to The City of Doncaster Council and Sport England.

Key to the role will be the ability to grapple with and makes sense of complex issues and translate this to support and lead complex and multi-disciplinary teams on major strategic issues and programmes to deliver the strategic priorities of the GDM Strategy. To deliver this the post holder will need to show experience of working and leading teams alongside Sport England, Regional and National agencies across the wider sector enabling growth in the teams and individuals.

The successful candidate will be expected to work flexibly to provide support across our existing themed areas work, while also leading on new opportunities and themes where they emerge; to develop sustainable and innovative physical activity approaches to improve health outcomes in communities through and evidence led approach that maintains and develops our strategic partnerships.

Please ensure you view the job summary and job profile as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.

Shortlisting will take place 3rd March 2026 and interviews will be held on 17th March 2026.